Confederacy Remerger Vote-1956A CSA vote was held in accordance with the demands of US negotiators as to whether or not the CSA would merge back into the US. The measure was defeated 51%-49%. Here's a rundown of areas of support for the measure.
Oklahoma: While the Southeastern part of the state strongly opposed the measure, the western areas of the state strongly backed it.
Texas: Similarly to Oklahoma, portions of the state along the Southern border and out west sought to rejoin the US, as there are better agricultural markets for their products and the denizens of these areas do not ascribe to the same sorts of social policies advocated by the Confederate leadership.
Kentucky: After the repression of miner strikes by the CSA military, the central government became especially unpopular in Kentucky. In Appalachian regions, many counties voted upwards of 80% for the measure, which easily offset margins opposed in the western part of the state. Small farmers in the mountain areas also opposed the pro-planter central policies.
Tennessee: A close victory for the measure, thanks to Nashville's development as a center of commerce and the desires of Memphis and Nashville business interests to open up trade. The pro-business forces allied with yeomen farmers in Appalachia to support the measure.
Virginia: Especially in Northern Virginia, those aligned with business were strongly in favor of the rejoining. This measure would fuel commerce and economic development in Virginia especially, and so much of the initial support base for this measure existed in the state.
Florida: Despite the panhandle's overwhelming opposition to this measure, those in Southern Florida with more liberal social ideas opposed the CSA all along and turned out en masse. Business also came into play here.
